You don't sound very articulate. Grammar and spelling are questionable. Heart and passion? Maybe. But no common sense, thus the mlm and misdemeanor. I wouldn't hire you.

Navet, care to post your prior work experince and production numbers?  I'll then make a decision if I'd hire you.

Yup, Edward Jones is not the only firm out there.  If they don't hire you and you really want to be in the business do some research.  I'd not brag about your MLM experince to any recruiter though because it makes you look shady.

I'm already hired. Not that big a deal since Jones seems to take anyone with a pulse. If you can't cut muster here, consider selling shoes. Try JC Penney.

Navet's a tool

OP - misdemeanor's have little to nothing to do with being hired. Otherwise no one in this industry would have a job. We've all had a little too much fun at least once in our lives.

Call the FA and ask for the Regional Leader's (the boss, who will ultimately be your boss) phone number, and tell him you want the job.

Face it, jones hired someone who calls himself:  get hard get raw. And you couldn't make the cut? Really, sell shoes.

Don't waste your time.  He's a troll.

Obviously a fake poster... if you can't see that then you shouldn't even work in the industry.

Sometimes I'm too nice

heard that EJ is looking for a new head of market reasearch. 

Don't mention the MLM as you'll eventually get to use that experience door knocking. 

Were you charged or convicted of the misdemeanor, really shouldn't matter too much.  Don't mention it until you fill out the U5. 

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You don't sound very articulate. Grammar and spelling are questionable. Heart and passion? Maybe. But no common sense, thus the mlm and misdemeanor. I wouldn't hire you.

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A man who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw rocks.  While there are a couple of grammatical and spelling mistakes, his post isn't any worse than any of the others around here.  Certainly on par with yours.  So  you really want us, well me, pointing out all of your grammar and spelling mistakes from here on out?  I didn't think so. 

Life - if you aren't a troll, then my advice to you is to take the advice the others gave you and reapply.  You wouldn't be the first Jones FA to get rejected the first time.  Control what you can control and that's how hard you try to get the job.  Rejection is the norm in this business.  If you want to play the game, you have to get used to it.  

Hey spiffy, what's wrong with selling shoes? Most folks have feet. Less a problem than hiring some loser who can't even get through a jones interview. What, does your next trip depend on a new hire? Each time I've been back to training some GP braggs how difficult it is to get hired at jones. It's all I can do to keep from screaming. If these FA's are so great, why do we have to raise standards?

I'm not a troll, hobgoblin or any other LOTR character.  Just a hungry college grad looking a legit career.  None of these MLM jobs tell you exactly what your getting into.  They love the guy who comes in makes a few sales and leaves.  Compensation is straight commission, so that guy just feeds the system and makes the manager look better.  My problem was that I was actually making money, so I stuck around.  Was I naive?  Sure.  But that was my first full time job out of school.  Anyways, I didn't post to start arguments.  Just wanted to know if the misdemeanor was a deal breaker. 

Thanks to those who have been constructive.

Navet's a tool

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Hey spiffy, what's wrong with selling shoes? Most folks have feet. Less a problem than hiring some loser who can't even get through a jones interview. What, does your next trip depend on a new hire? Each time I've been back to training some GP braggs how difficult it is to get hired at jones. It's all I can do to keep from screaming. If these FA's are so great, why do we have to raise standards?

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Standards - simple economics.  Minimum used to be $15K, until it wasn't profitable to operate and office at $15K a month.  They moved it to $18K.  Now, it's not profitable to operate and office at $18K a month.  Call it inflation, lazy FAs, whatever.  I know it's more expensive for me to run my office today than it was 5 years ago.  If for no other reason than my BOA's salary and benefits.  It will more than likely move up again in the future. 

You missed the whole point of my post.  BTW, spiffy should read Spiffy.  And bragg is the name of an Army fort.  The word you were looking for was brags.  Again, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.  

Were you drop kicked as a child?

I'll bet you are a middle child in your family? Dude you need help and these forums aren't enough for you. Try Metamucil it might clear your brain...spiffy.

Why do I need help?  Because I pointed out Navet that if he's going to post commentary on the OP's grammar and spelling he better have his own correct? 

I think you need help because you can't seem to stay away from me and my posts.  Seems the only reason you come here is to be my antagonist.